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January 2023

24 Jan

General availability: Mount Azure Storage as a local share in App Service Windows Code

NOW AVAILABLE

Mounting Azure Storage File share as a network share in Windows code (non-container) in App Service is now generally available.

  • App Service
  • Features

November 2022

30 Nov

Generally Available: New versions supported for languages and frameworks in Azure App Service

NOW AVAILABLE

We added support for Python 3.10, PHP 8.1 and Node 18.

  • App Service
  • Features
30 Nov

Public preview: Go language support on Azure App Service

IN PREVIEW

Go language support is available as an experimental language release on Linux App Service.

  • App Service
  • Features
30 Nov

Generally available Day 0 support for .NET 7.0 on App Service

NOW AVAILABLE

Day 0 support for .NET 7.0 on App Service.

  • App Service
  • Services
  • Features

October 2022

21 Oct

Community support for Node 16 LTS is ending on 11 September 2023

Target retirement date: September 11, 2023

Community support for Node 16 LTS is ending on 11 September 2023 – transition to Node 18 LTS by that date.

  • Web Apps
  • App Service
  • Retirements
21 Oct

App Service Environment version 1 and version 2 will be retired on 31 August 2024

Target retirement date: August 31, 2024

Migrate to App Service Environment version 3 by 31 August 2024.

  • App Service
  • Retirements
21 Oct

Community support for PHP 8.0 is ending on 26 November 2023

Target retirement date: November 26, 2023

Community support for PHP 8.0 is ending on 26 November 2023 – transition to PHP 8.1 by that date.

  • App Service
  • Web Apps
  • Retirements
18 Oct

General availability: Azure savings plan for compute

NOW AVAILABLE

Today, we’re officially announcing the general availability for Azure savings plan for compute.

  • App Service
  • Azure Container Instances
  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Azure Dedicated Host
  • Azure Functions
  • Virtual Machines
  • Pricing & Offerings
12 Oct

Public preview: Planned maintenance feature for App Service Environment v3

IN PREVIEW

Get a notification 15 days ahead of planned automatic maintenance and start the maintenance when it is convenient for you.

  • App Service
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Services
  • Features
12 Oct

In development: Larger SKUs for App Service Environment v3

IN DEVELOPMENT

Using the new Isolated v2 SKUs, you can now run larger and more complex workloads.

  • App Service
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features
12 Oct

In development: Day 0 support for .NET 7

IN DEVELOPMENT

Day 0 support for .NET 7.0 on App Service.

  • App Service
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Services
  • Features
12 Oct

In development: Go language support

IN DEVELOPMENT

Go language (v1.18 and v1.19) natively supported on Azure App Service.

  • App Service
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Services
  • Features

September 2022

28 Sep

Public preview: Automatic backup for App Service Environment V2 and V3

IN PREVIEW

Automatic backup and restore is in preview for App Service Environment V2 and V3.

  • App Service
  • Services
  • Features
28 Sep

Generally available: Backup and restore updates for App Service

NOW AVAILABLE

Utilize automatic backups or make on-demand custom backups in Azure App Service.

  • App Service
  • Services
  • Features
14 Sep

Public preview: gRPC support in Azure App Service

IN PREVIEW

gRPC support is enabled for Linux workloads across App Service. 

  • App Service
  • Features

August 2022

31 Aug

Public preview: App Configuration references for App Service and Azure Functions

IN PREVIEW

App Service and Azure Functions now support referencing key-values from Azure App Configuration.

  • App Service
  • Azure Functions
  • Features
3 Aug

General availability: Azure App Service Environment v3 support for custom domain suffix

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability: Azure App Service Environment v3 support for custom domain suffix

  • App Service
  • Features

June 2022

22 Jun

Public preivew: App Service support for .NET 7

IN PREVIEW

Deploy and scale .Net 7-based web apps on an enterprise-grade service.

  • App Service
  • Features
22 Jun

Private preview: App Service hybrid connections manager for Linux

IN PREVIEW

This feature is in private preview. Linux users can now use hybrid connections manager without maintaining a Windows client.

  • App Service
  • Features

May 2022

24 May

Public preview: App Service Environment v3 Migration Feature in additional regions

IN PREVIEW

Migration guidance allows you to move to App Service Environment v3 and take advantage of refreshed infrastructure, better performance, and the removal of the stamp fee found on older versions.

  • App Service
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features

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